TV star Matt Wright’s chopper crash saga not over yet
Reality TV star Matt Wright faces further legal hurdles after he was found guilty of trying to pervert the course of justice over a fatal helicopter crash.
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Court rules Murray-Darling groundwater plan is invalid
A plan to manage groundwater in the Murray-Darling Basin is invalid, a federal court has ruled following a challenge by Traditional Owners.
Back to the pub for community at centre of manhunt
A small town has been told to stay vigilant as it slowly re-opens after days of lockdown sparked by a search for a fugitive accused of shooting dead two police.
Social cohesion fears with weekend rallies set to clash
Groups and communities will hold their own protests in response to planned anti-immigration rallies whose premise has been flatly rejected by political leaders.
Innocence ‘irrelevant’ in calculating Folbigg payment
The man who authorised a widely-criticised grace payment to a woman wrongly jailed for 20 years says there's no point meeting with her.
Girl dies, students hurt in school bus rollover horror
The use of seatbelts will form part of a probe into a tragic bus crash that killed a young student and injured scores of others, including the elderly driver.
Sovereign citizens: attack mirrors rise in radicalism
The sovereign citizen movement in Australia is growing and a related pattern of extreme violence will continue unless there is a crackdown, an expert says.
No extra message sent after DV victim knifed 78 times
A 22-year term handed to a violent parolee for brutally slaying his ex-partner won't be increased after it was found to be in line with "broadly similar" cases.
Brittany Higgins responds after $315k defamation loss
Brittany Higgins has used social media to reach out to her ex-boss Linda Reynolds after losing an expensive defamation battle with the former senator.
Robust risk assessment carried out before cops killed
Officers who were shot and killed by an armed fugitive completed a robust risk assessment before executing a search warrant, the police chief says.
Smith cleared to play for Souths despite police charges
The NRL has decided Brandon Smith can play for South Sydney in the final round, despite the hooker being charged with drug supply and a betting offence.
Search for fugitive over ‘cold-blooded murder’ of cops
Police are deploying every available resource as they hunt for an armed and dangerous gunman accused of killing two police officers and wounding another.
‘Yes, Your Honour’: ex-cop accused of murder speaks
A former police officer has spoken in a court for the first time and more than a year since he was charged with the murder of a TV presenter and his partner.
Mushroom cook awaits fate over ‘slow, painful’ deaths
Triple murderer Erin Patterson will learn whether she will ever be eligible for parole when she is sentenced for what prosecutors labelled "horrific" offending.
Family walks out as court vision shows teen hit cop car
Family members of a slain Indigenous teen left a courtroom as CCTV of a fatal collision between a police car and a boy was played during an officer's trial.
‘No mercy’: life behind bars awaits Erin Patterson
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson accepts she will receive a maximum term of life behind bars but asked a judge to consider giving her eventual release on parole.
Mother charged after dead baby found in storm drain
The mother of a baby boy found dead inside a stormwater drain by maintenance workers has been charged with concealing the birth of a deceased child.
More than $150m worth of meth hidden in rice seized
Police have charged a man with trying to import 185 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in rice into Australia.
‘Betrayal’: soccer players convicted over betting fraud
Two soccer players, including a former A-League midfielder, have each been fined $5000 and convicted over a one-month yellow card betting fraud.
Cash reward proposed for blowing whistle on corruption
Australia's top legal and ethical minds are working outside the box to increase government accountability as the public loses trust in politicians.
Pro-Palestine march changes route after bridge ban
Activists have bowed to police pressure and abandoned plans to march across a major bridge as part of a national day of action against the war in Gaza.
‘Sinister element’: claim jury misguided over gang rape
An appeals court has been told a jury may have misinterpreted evidence regarding three men convicted of rape at a buck's party due to erroneous directions.
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Anti-corruption watchdog boss defends cloak of secrecy
Australia's anti-corruption watchdog has defended holding private hearings, and not naming a public official found to be corrupt, as dozens of cases are probed.
Woman assisting police after baby found in storm drain
Police investigating how a newborn came to be inside a suburban stormwater drain are talking with a woman.
Ten accused of fabricating Bruce Lehrmann ‘whodunnit’
Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson withheld Bruce Lehrmann's identity to manufacture a mystery and boost ratings, a court has been told.
Police sting nets 40kg meth, $1m cash and firearms
Police have carried out a sting on organised crime and say it should serve as a warning to anyone considering illegal activity.
MP jailed for misleading kickback probe, then bailed
The former partner of pandemic-era premier Gladys Berejiklian has walked from court soon after being sentenced to 10 months in prison for misleading ICAC.
Lehrmann called ‘national joke’ on return to lion’s den
Already ridiculed over a failed lawsuit, Australia's "national joke" Bruce Lehrmann is challenging findings he likely raped colleague Brittany Higgins
‘Targeted’ fatal stabbing outside servo sparks manhunt
Homicide detectives are combing for clues after a man with stab wounds was witnessed collapsing outside a service station before he died at the scene.
Baby boy found dead inside storm drain was a newborn
Homicide detectives have pleaded for a mother to come forward amid concerns for her health after a newborn baby boy was found dead in a stormwater drain.
Israel retaliates after Australia blocks politician
Israel's foreign affairs minister says he has revoked the visas of Australia's representatives to the Palestinian Authority.